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Keystone Academy Trust - ICT Managed Service

KEYSTONE ACADEMY TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Aug 2026 at 17:05

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

24 Feb 2026 at 18:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Keystone Academy Trust procured a fully outsourced information and communications technology service covering both day-to-day ICT operations and project work. The requirement includes personal computers, local area networks, network equipment, and wider IT services such as consultancy, software development, internet and technical support. Services are to be delivered across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buyer is Keystone Academy Trust, with Moxton Education Ltd managing the procurement. This is a service contract suited to providers able to take end-to-end responsibility for an education organisation’s ICT environment, rather than suppliers offering only hardware, connectivity or isolated support activities.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to NETS International Limited on 15 July 2026. The award is for £1,750,000 excluding VAT (£2,100,000 including VAT). The contract is scheduled to run from 21 December 2026 to 20 December 2031, with signature scheduled by 16 September 2026. It used an above-threshold open procedure described as a competitive flexible procedure: suppliers submitted PSQ responses, followed by moderation and shortlisting, ITT responses, moderation, presentations and a final decision. There was one lot, with quality weighted at 60% and price at 40%. The tender estimate was £1,500,000 excluding VAT (£1,800,000 including VAT). Nine bids reached the final stage, including five from SMEs.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from an academy trust for a single provider able to combine managed ICT operations with project delivery. Strong competitors would need capability across end-user computing, personal computer supply or management, network design and maintenance, network equipment, connectivity, consultancy, software development, internet services and technical support. The requirement favours an organisation able to assume broad operational responsibility across multiple English regions, coordinate service delivery consistently and support education-sector users at scale. Evidence of handling both routine managed services and change projects would be important, as would a credible approach to service governance, technical support, presentations and implementation. The participation of five SMEs among the final-stage bidders indicates that suitably capable smaller providers can compete, potentially through focused expertise or delivery partnerships.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Keystone Academy Trust - ICT Managed Service

Notice Description

Complete outsource of the ICT Service and Project work

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b92
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077902-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

30213000 - Personal computers

32410000 - Local area network

32420000 - Network equipment

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,750,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
7 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
21 Dec 2026 - 20 Dec 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KEYSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOURNE
Postcode
PE10 9QS
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
South Kesteven
Electoral Ward
Bourne West
Westminster Constituency
Grantham and Bourne

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NETS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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